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[quote=Anonymous]DC is in 5th and we just made the decision not to return for 6th.

We aren't IB for Deal, can't afford a private and have begun house hunting in MoCo.  Much as I'd love to see BASIS succeed, I don't feel like an appealing enough middle or hs experience is in the works for him.  Before you boosters send me off with the usual curt buh-bye, I'll mention that my low key kid has done well at Johns Hopkins CTY (expensive for us) for math, leading me to suspect that he's "math gifted," whatever that means.

Our issue isn't with math instruction, it's the chaotic, amateur hour feel of the school and cramped facilities.  Although I've been impressed with the inter-connectedness of the curriculum/teaching, like many here, there are too many young and inexperienced seeming instructors and administrators to keep us happy.  And the environment isn't orderly enough for us - the hallways and lunchroom are too rowdy and there are too many tough older kids.

This is awkward, but in talking to other high-SES parents, I feel like too much white flight is heading BASIS' way for the school to soar, yet the staff doesn't see it coming (because they don't have it in AZ?).  Not a wave, but a steady trickle that will cause most high-SES families to peel off before AP classes, like they do at all other city high schools.  And we're concerned about who will replace kids who leave.

Basis just isn't what we're looking for, which surely won't bother anybody but us, so good luck to the rest of you.  
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